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There are 160 permanently inhabited islands in Greece as well as hundreds of small and uninhabited ones. Most islands are located in Aegean Sea where they divide to seven different groups. There is also a single island group that lies in the Ionian sea.
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The Northeastern Aegean Islands
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The Sporades The Sporades consist of the Islands of Alonissos, Skiathos, Skopelos and Skyros and are located north and east of Evia. The islands itselves consist of 11 from which 4 of them are permanentaly inhabitated. Sporades are world famous for its blue-green sea and beautiful scenery. The tourists can enjoy beautiful beaches and villages same as exploring the National Marine Park or some desterd islands on ship cruises. |
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Evia Evia which is the second biggest Greek island after the Crete is one of the most beautiful islands that can Greece offer. This island was as its believed once part of the mainland Greece and separated later after the earthquake. This beautiful and charming island is a great place which benefits from its easy accessibility and close distance to mainland (you can reach Evia by bridge) but mainly due to its beauty and adored landscape. |
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The Argo-Saronic Islands Angistri, Aegina, Poros, Salamina, Spetses, Hydra and the coastal area of Methana. The Argo-Saronic Islands (Saronic islands) is a group of islands set in Saronic and Argolic Gulf which are very popular and visited not only due its beauty and individual charm but also to its great location to Athens. Aegina as well as compolitan Hydra and other islands can offer to its visitors an unforgetable holidays. |
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The Cyclades The Cyclades is the complex of 56 islands which are the most popular and visited destination of all Greek islands - beautiful beaches as well as ideal mild climate - average of 18-19 degrees makes these beatiful islands and ideal place for vacation. Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Santorini and many others offer to tourist not only great resorts but also charming villages, windmills as well as the churches and its specifique warm atmosphere. |
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The Dodecanese Astypalaia, Kalymnos, Karpathos, Thasos, Kos, Nisyros, Patmos, Halki and others... The Dodecanese ("twelve islands") is group of over than 163 islands and islets from which only 26 are inhabited. These island are located in the easter part of Greece off the southwest coast of Turkey. Beside its beautiful beaches and resorts it offers to its visitors also beautiful historical remains of medieval castles and many old villages. |
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Crete Crete is the second largest island of all Greece and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea. The main island as well as the surrounding islands invite you to this beautiful region. The islands strongly influenced by turkish and venetian occupation are offering such a specific and admired culture, music, food as well as architecture that no other place in region can offer and that makes this place so special and charming. |
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The Ionian Islands |
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